T4 loader shrinks as coal woes continue (0) November 28, 2012 Port Waratah Coal Services has cut the capacity of its T4 coal loader on Kooragang Island by nearly two-thirds to just 25 million tonnes a year.

More coal jobs to go in NSW (0) November 28, 2012 Centennial Coal will cut 40 jobs and halt the operation of two NSW mines by Christmas.

Push to mine the Red Sea by 2014 (0) November 28, 2012 The Sudan and Saudi Arabia are working together to start underwater mining in the Red Sea as soon as 2014.

Karara offers scholarships to uni students (0) November 28, 2012 Karara Mining is offering scholarships to university students who live in Western Australia’s mid-west region and want to pursue a career in the mining industry.

Port Kembla’s stack to fall (0) November 27, 2012 Four years after an application was lodged to remove Port Kembla’s iconic 200m-high copper chimney, debate continues about the best way to demolish the stack.

Pilbara junior inks native title deal (0) November 27, 2012 Pilbara iron ore junior Iron Ore Holdings has sealed a native title deal with the Yaburara Mardudhunera peoples that will ensure the future expansion of its new projects.

ICAC investigates Monaro Mining’s involvement (0) November 27, 2012 The Independent Commission Against Corruption yesterday was told by senior resources bureaucrat that small mining company Monaro Mining’s large offers were ‘extraordinary’.

Miner killed on the way to work (0) November 27, 2012 A coal miner in the Hunter Valley has died on the way to work after his car collided with another vehicle and rolled several times.

Women scant on WA boards (0) November 27, 2012 A new report shows WA is lacking in gender diversity with women only representing 4 per cent of board members.

Aussie sites test MMG’s new safety software (0) November 26, 2012 Global mining firm MMG says it’s ahead of schedule in rolling out a new safety system, with the Century mine in Queensland the first site in the world to feature ...

Atlas Copco expands into China (0) November 23, 2012 Mining equipment manufacturer Atlas Copco is close to securing a 75 per cent stake in Shandong Rock Drilling tools as it expands further into the Asian market.

Citic wins injunction against Palmer (0) November 23, 2012 The Supreme Court of WA has granted Citic Pacific an injunction against Clive Palmer in order to stop his company terminating mining rights at the Sino Iron mine in the ...

Doray begins gold mining in WA (0) November 22, 2012 The first new gold mining project in Western Australia’s Murchsion-Goldfields region has begun as Doray Minerals begins mining.

Lycopodium revises profits down (0) November 22, 2012 Lycopodium expects its full-year results to be in line with 2012, breaking previous run of record revenue and profits.

Pilbara iron ore rail plan delayed (0) November 22, 2012 The difficulty of delivering big infrastructure projects in Western Australia has today again been highlighted with the Pilbara multi-user iron ore rail line postponed by up to six months.

Hunter mine fined over dust (0) November 21, 2012 Rio Tinto’s Mt Thorley Warkworth coal mine has been fined by the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure after excessive dust was found to be leaving the site.

Freeze corrupt mining operations: Labor (0) November 21, 2012 The NSW Labor party has joined with the Greens in calling on the State Government to suspend mining and exploration licences currently being investigated for corruption.

Frank discussions dominate industry conference (27) November 21, 2012 The NSW Minerals Council Industry Conference was held in Sydney yesterday and featured frank discussions about the state of the industry from mining executives and suppliers.

Shift work takes its toll on mining workforce (0) November 21, 2012 Unpredictable shift work rosters in the mining industry are having further reaching physical and psychological effects on workers and their families than first thought, new research has found.

Coal jobs pain continues for Queensland (0) November 21, 2012 Despite the constant stream of job losses in Queensland coal mining, the Queensland Resources Council said the industry can take encouragement from recent global developments.

Miners lining up to find NSW uranium (0) November 21, 2012 Sixteen companies have lined up to apply for uranium exploration permits in NSW following the State Government’s move to overturn a 26-year ban on the mineral.

Another challenge to Newcrest’s gold mine licence (0) November 20, 2012 Gold mining giant Newcrest Mining has been served with a lawsuit from GCR challenging the validity of the miner’s licence to Australia’s largest underground gold mine, Cadia Far East.

Palmer threatens to kill Pilbara mine (0) November 20, 2012 Citic Pacific has filed an injunction with the Supreme Court of Western Australia to stop Clive Palmer from terminating mining rights on its fledgling iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

Pilbara FIFO still booming (0) November 20, 2012 Fly-in fly-out workers will make up more than 83 per cent of the Pilbara’s mining workforce by 2020, according to the Chamber of Minerals and Energy.

Rolls-Royce to target mining regions (0) November 16, 2012 Luxury car manufacturer Rolls-Royce is hoping to boost sales of its million dollar vehicles by targeting cashed-up Australians in the mining sector.

Seven looks to offload Coates and Caterpillar (0) November 16, 2012 Seven Group is considering offloading its stake in Coates Hire and cutting its Caterpillar business in China following a slide in demand for industrial equipment.

WA gets new mines safety director (0) November 16, 2012 Andrew Chaplyn has been announced as the new WA mines safety director, after Simon Ridge left the position following his promotion to resources safety executive director earlier this year.

Weird and wonderful world of mining E-book (0) November 15, 2012 The Weird & Wonderful World of Mining edition two has been released by Mining IQ and focuses on some of the lesser known, fun facts about the industry.

Proposed changes for New Acland mine (0) November 14, 2012 New Hope Group have put forward updated plans for the expansion of the New Acland mine which includes moving the controversial coal loading facility at Jondaryan.

BHP’s $500 million diamond sale (0) November 14, 2012 BHP Billiton is rolling ahead with their exit from the diamond industry after yesterday concluding year long sale negotiations for the Ekati diamond mine in Canada.

Company drops plans for seabed mining (0) November 14, 2012 Nautilus Minerals has decided to terminate the construction of equipment for its seafloor production system in the development of the Solwara 1 Project off the Papa New Guinea coast.

ICAC told of $100m shonky coal deal (0) November 14, 2012 An inquiry by the Independent Commission Against Corruption has heard that lucrative coal leases awarded by NSW former mineral resources minister is an example of one of the states most ...

Coal mine to double workforce (0) November 14, 2012 Yancoal is defying the current market trends for coal operations, and submitted an expansion proposal that will increase operations.

Greens move to halt BHP Olympic Dam extension (0) November 14, 2012 The Greens have announced they will move to stop any extension on the Olympic Dam Expansion Indenture Agreement after the South Australian Government granted BHP Billiton four more years to ...

Buru strikes a deal on Kimberley pipeline (0) November 8, 2012 Oil and gas producer Buru Energy and Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan have gained approval to further develop gas resources in the Kimberley region.

FIFO miner fined for bomb threat (0) November 8, 2012 Fly-in, fly out miner Hayden Michael Angwin has been fined $6,000 for joking about a bomb being placed on a Virgin flight from Rock Hampton to the Gold Coast.

GME 2012 wraps up (0) November 6, 2012 The Goldfield Mining Exhibition has wrapped up in Kalgoorlie, with organisers saying the event was a success despite the unseasonal downpour.

Power supply deal turns on Rio’s lights at Oyu Tolgoi (0) November 6, 2012 Rio Tinto’s soon to be completed Oyu Tolgoi copper gold mine in Mongolia has secured its power supply with an unnamed Chinese power company, overcoming national rivalries to import power ...

Explosives company goes to court again (0) November 5, 2012 An explosives company is set to battle residents in Central Queensland as it fights to overturn the council’s rejection of a $10 million development proposal.

Mines to shutdown over Christmas (0) November 5, 2012 Yancoal announced it will close two mines in the Hunter Valley over the festive period as the company tries to save money amid falling coal prices.

More disease and death in coal towns: report (0) October 30, 2012 A study which shows coal mining communities overseas have higher rates of disease and death has experts calling for a report into the study of health impacts in the Hunter ...

Peabody slams Gov, calls for resources competiveness (0) October 29, 2012 Peabody Energy CEO Gregory Boyce has slammed the Australian Government’s mining polices, and called for the establishment of commission to ensure resources policies serve the nation’s long term interests.

Miners at Appin to vote on strike (0) October 26, 2012 Workers at Appin Mine will today vote on whether to start industrial action over their pay dispute with Illawarra Coal.

BHP cuts nickel jobs (0) October 26, 2012 BHP has cut around 100 jobs from its Nickel West operations.

Newcrest expects growth to continue (0) October 26, 2012 Newcrest Mining have told shareholders a period of strong dividend growth can be expected as capital spending on projects peak and higher rates of gold are produced.

BryanTotally agree Fin,
i conduct the testing myself for the company i work for and we are just about to change over to the new drugolyzer machines they are far quicker and less intrusive. the down time is...

Ian SA is the only state which das reduced electricity costs over the past decade, while all other coal states have increased.
The historic high costs are due to high sost of gas.
Look on RenewEconomy...

FinSaliva tests are a much fairer option as they test for what is in ones system recently not 2-3 month ago, for anyone to say that your still feeling the effects 2-3 months later is ludicrous .In the...

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John, do you even understand how metallurgical coal is used? Or for what it is used to make? What makes you think there is an approaching demise of metallurgical coal when the continual boom of the...